FACS student's essay impresses association

Wins Tennessee Bar Law Day Contest

Matthew Street, First Assembly Christian School class of 2010, was named the first-place winner for the 2009 Tennessee Bar Association Law Day Essay Contest.

The contest is sponsored by the TBA in conjunction with the American Bar Association to instill in students an appreciation for the law, to foster a greater understanding of the American judicial system, and to provide an opportunity for attorneys to serve their local communities.

Students from across the state of Tennessee compete in the contest.

Street's essay focused on protecting the Constitution of the United States: "As this sacred document is interpreted according to its original intent, is protected from global influence and is accurately taught in the American school system, the rule of law will be preserved for generations to come," he wrote.

A link to the essay may be found at tba.org/YLD/artessay_2010/.

Street is the son of Bill and Dayna Street. He plans to attend Union University this fall and major in political science.

FACS is a co-educational Christian school serving about 800 students in grades JrK-12, with all grades located on a 42-acre campus on Walnut Grove Road (just east of Germantown Parkway).

Deborah Wade is director of development for First Assembly Christian School.